Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 2 Sana'a University
Medical Journal of Malaysia, 2016;71(5):231-237.
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Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased
risk of getting influenza than the general population,
therefore putting patients at risk of nosocomial infection.
Influenza vaccination coverage among HCWs is low despite
the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. However, the
reasons for such a poor uptake are not well reported in
Malaysia. This study aimed at assessing the rate of influenza
vaccination uptake, knowledge and attitude of healthcare
workers regarding influenza, and employers’ policy on
influenza vaccination.
Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was
conducted in three hospitals in the Klang Valley.
Mann–Whitney test was used to assess possible differences
in knowledge and attitude towards flu vaccination and the χ2
was used for categorical variables. Analyses were
performed with SPSS 22.0.
Results: A total of 690 questionnaires were distributed; 527
were returned (giving a response rate of 76.4%. The vaccine
uptake was 51.4% with the majority (83.5%) of those
believing they were vaccinated to protect themselves.
Higher proportion of vaccinated HCWs (p

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